title: From linkage to genes : positional cloning.
abstract: Linkage analysis in families containing affected individuals can be used to identify the location of disease susceptibility genes. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the molecular methods employed to clone these susceptibility genes on the basis of linkage data.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Houlston